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Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron is a centrist French politician who was reelected as president in 2022. The economic liberal's platform includes reforming labor laws and jump-starting innovation.

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Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz

Germany, France vow close cooperation after US election

German Chancellor Scholz and French President Macron discussed what a second Trump term could look like for Europe.
PoliticsNovember 6, 2024
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau speaks to reporters after a visit to the Chessy fire and rescue center, in Chessy, Seine-et-Marne, France, on October 31, 2024

France: Shooting leads to mass gang brawl in Poitiers

The interior minister said a restaurant shooting led to a brawl involving hundreds of rival gang members in Poitiers.
CrimeNovember 1, 2024
A view shows damaged buildings in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs

Fighting in Lebanon intensifies amid calls for cease-fire

Lebanon's capital Beirut has been hit by more airstrikes as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continue.
ConflictsOctober 24, 202401:56 min
People walk amid the rubble of buildings which were levelled on September 27 by Israeli strikes

As France hosts Lebanon aid conference, can it mediate?

Though France is aiming to bring about a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, analysts don't expect a breakthrough.
ConflictsOctober 23, 2024
A view of Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz (both L) shaking hands next to reporters

Biden meets allies in Berlin

Joe Biden has made his likely last visit to Berlin as US president, meeting the leaders of Germany, Britain and France.
PoliticsOctober 18, 202402:06 min
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier

France: Prime Minister Barnier survives no-confidence motion

Barnier was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron to bring political stability after the 2024 snap election's results.
PoliticsOctober 9, 2024
Michel Barnier delivers his general policy statement to the French National Assembly

New French PM Barnier vows spending cuts to reduce deficit

Barnier's administration lacks a majority in the National Assembly but he outlined a plan to cut the deficit to 5%.
PoliticsOctober 1, 2024
Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff Alexis Kohler announcing France's new government

New French government announced in shift to the right

President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff revealed the new center-right government from the Elysee Palace.
PoliticsSeptember 21, 2024
A demonstrator holds a poster which reads "Macron treason resignation" during a protest

France: Mass protests against new PM Michel Barnier

Over 100,000 people protested President Macron's appointment of conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
PoliticsSeptember 8, 202402:08 min
Demonstrators, one displaying French flag, gather under the statue of Marianne, a symbol of the French Republic, during a protest

Mass protests against France's new prime minister

Opponents argue the president should have chosen someone from the left instead of the conservative Michael Barnier.
PoliticsSeptember 7, 202403:31 min
Michel Barnier

What next for France after Macron taps old hand Barnier?

The surprising appointment of a conservative bolsters the far right, analysts argue. But can Michel Barnier govern?
PoliticsSeptember 6, 2024
Then-EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks at a press conference in 2017

France: Macron names Michel Barnier new prime minister

The French presidency said Barnier has been tasked with forming "a unifying government in the service of the country."
PoliticsSeptember 5, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Palace of Serbia building in Belgrade, Serbia, August 29, 2024

Macron defends giving Telegram CEO Durov French citizenship

Pavel Durov is facing charges in France over issues related to illegal content carried on his popular messaging app.
PoliticsAugust 30, 2024
Fireworks during the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris on August 28, 2024

Paris Paralympics kick off with dazzling opening ceremony

The 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris with a ceremony with performances that delivered a powerful message of inclusivity.
SportsAugust 29, 2024
Emmanuel Macron

Anger after Macron rejects France left-wing government

French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out the idea of naming a left-wing government to end the political deadlock.
PoliticsAugust 27, 2024
A person covered in blue, depicting Dionysus, sits as he is surrounded by people during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics

Olympics: Macron condemns abuse of opening ceremony artists

Although largely praised, one scene during the Paris Olympics sparked fury among the Catholic Church and others.
PoliticsAugust 3, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron gives an interview to France 2

Macron to name new French prime minister after Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he would keep a centrist caretaker government in place through the Olympics.
PoliticsJuly 24, 2024
A podium in front of a building in Paris and two French flags and two EU flags

President Emmanuel Macron keeps France guessing

Negotiations are underway in France to tap the next prime minister. Which candidates are most likely?
PoliticsJuly 10, 2024
French flags wave as left-wing supporters stand on a graffitied national monument at Place de la République in Paris

France: Who will rule after shock win for left?

A left-wing alliance has beaten the far-right RN but working with their sworn enemy Macron might be a bigger challenge.
PoliticsJuly 8, 2024
A young man walks in front of election signs in a working-class district of Toulouse, southwestern France on July 2, 2024

France election: What the left's win means for the economy

With no party winning an outright majority, the election has thrown the economy into uncertainty.
BusinessJuly 8, 2024
A woman's hand is seen putting a ballot into a ballot box in France on July 7, 2024.

French vote in key runoff elections

Security tensions and political speculation are running high for Sunday's runoff election in France.
PoliticsJuly 7, 202402:29 min
Vandalized posters with images of local candidates for the European Parliament election mixed with those from the first round of the 2024 French legislative elections

France: Candidates exit runoff in tactic to stop far-right

Scores of candidates opposed to France's far-right have said they will bow out of a second round of voting.
PoliticsJuly 2, 2024
A view of demonstrators shouting at a rally. A woman holds a placard reading "Hatred Era (reading RN), that's enough."

French voters uneasy ahead of runoff election

Many are deeply concerned about the far-right party's potential impact on the country and the government.
PoliticsJuly 2, 202402:39 min
Supporters of Marine Le Pen hold French flags at the venue for Marine Le Pen's reaction speech

Far right in France edges closer to power

France’s far-right National Rally dreams of winning an absolute majority in the run-off vote next Sunday.
PoliticsJuly 1, 202401:55 min
People gather to protest against the French far-right National Rally, with flags and flares

French elections: Thousands protest rise of far right

After a first-round victory for the far-right National Rally, thousands came out to support the opposition.
PoliticsJuly 1, 20248 images
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts on stage after partial results, smiling, her arms outstreched

French polls: Far right in the lead but path forward unclear

A hung parliament is a serious possibility, analysts warn — as is chaos.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2024
Frankreich vorgezogene Parlamentswahlen

Voting underway in French parliamentary elections

Voters in France are going to the polls to choose a new parliament in the first round of snap parliamentary elections.
PoliticsJune 30, 202402:11 min
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the Elysee Palace

As France goes to the polls, what are Macron's options?

The far-right National Rally looks set to win in snap elections. Here's what that means for France's political future.
PoliticsJune 29, 2024
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Saint-Pierre, on June 29, 2024

French parliamentary elections begin in overseas territories

The mainland won't vote till Sunday, but Saint Pierre and Miquelon off Canada's east coast have opened polling stations.
PoliticsJune 29, 2024
A young woman speaks into a DW microphone

French voters gear up for snap election

Speaking to Paris residents, DW correspondent Sonia Phalnikar gauges the mood ahead of the first round of the vote. 
PoliticsJune 28, 202404:02 min
File photo: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech

France set to vote in high-stakes legislative election

France goes to the polls on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election. What might happen?
PoliticsJune 28, 202402:29 min
Frankreich Emmanuel Macron

Snap elections in France: checkmate or fiasco?

Success of right-wing populists in France has triggered a political quake.
PoliticsJune 20, 202403:20 min
A Kanak is wearing a shirt in Kanaky's colors and holding a Kanaky flag

New Caledonia police arrest independence leader and 7 others

Independence leader Christian Tein was among those arrested in an early morning police operation.
CrimeJune 19, 2024
Left wing protesters climb statues in Paris to display signs in support of a new leftist alliance

French march against far-right National Rally as polls loom

France is set to hold a snap election in just a few weeks, prompted by the far-right surge in the EU parliamentary vote.
PoliticsJune 15, 2024
Emmanuel Macron holding up his right hand while speaking at a press conference in Paris

France braces as election campaign begins with a bang

The battle for the future of France began with protests and a chaotic barricade at the Republican party headquarters.
PoliticsJune 13, 2024
French right-wing Les Republicains (LR) Member of Parliament and 2022 presidential candidate Eric Ciotti

French conservatives boot leader over far-right pact call

The center-right LR party says it has ejected its own leader, Eric Ciotti. But Ciotti says the procedure was invalid.
PoliticsJune 12, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron

Macron’s gamble: Does France want far right in government?

The French president’s call for snap elections could put Le Pen’s party in power.
PoliticsJune 12, 202427:09 min
French President Emmanuel Macron

Macron’s gamble: Does France want far right in government?

The French president’s call for snap elections could put Le Pen’s party in power.
PoliticsJune 12, 202426:04 min
Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella at an RN EU election night event

French conservatives move toward far-right alliance

The leader of the Republicans has said he would be open to an alliance with Naional Rally, breaking a decades-old taboo.
PoliticsJune 11, 2024
Emmanuel Macron stands at a polling station, looking pensive

After EU loss, Macron bets on snap elections in France

In calling parliamentary elections, President Macron could regain ground — or simply open the door for the far right.
PoliticsJune 11, 2024
French President Macron speaks after being presented with an international award

Macron rolls the dice on his political future

France is set for more political turmoil after Emmanuel Macron's decision to call a snap national vote.
PoliticsJune 10, 202402:33 min
French President Emmanuel Macron

AfricaLink News: 10 June 2024

French President Macron calls for snap election +++ Three Spanish football fans sentenced to prison for racism
PoliticsJune 10, 202403:13 min
Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier look at photos of victims of a masscre in Oradour-sur-Glane

Germany, France commemorate victims of Oradour Nazi massacre

Germany's president said we must "never forget what nationalism and hatred have done to Europe."
PoliticsJune 10, 2024
French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen followed by party President Jordan Bardella arrive on stage

Le Pen, Bardella rebrand far right as mainstream party

Macron wants a "fire wall" against France's far right, but Rassemblement National has softened its former radical image.
PoliticsJune 10, 202405:01 min
This screenshot shows France's President Emmanuel Macron during a televised address to the nation in which he announced snap general elections

France: Macron calls snap election after EU poll defeat

The announcement came after Marine le Pen's National Rally party won more than 30 percent of France's ballot.
PoliticsJune 10, 202402:04 min
The French president looks thoughtful at a polling station

France's Macron dissolves parliament, calls new elections

The announcement came after Macron's party was defeated by the far-right National Rally in the EU elections.
PoliticsJune 9, 2024
Biden has his arm around Macron's shoulder as the two stand together

Macron hosts US President Biden in Paris for state visit

French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Joe Biden are expected to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
PoliticsJune 8, 2024
Frankreich D Day Feierlichkeiten Macron und Selenskyj

Mirage jets for Ukraine: France's Macron walks tightrope

The French president announced he will supply Mirage 2000 fighter jets, but Ukrainian pilots will be trained in France.
PoliticsJune 7, 202402:10 min
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) awards US WW II veteran Bob Pedigo (center L) with the Legion of Honor during a commemorative ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Allies honor D-Day veterans

Leaders of the Second World War allies have come together in northern France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
HistoryJune 6, 202402:53 min
Joe Biden speaking in Normandy

Biden says democracy 'at risk' as leaders remember D-Day

World leaders marked the 1944 landings in France that helped bring about victory against Nazi Germany in World War II.
PoliticsJune 6, 2024